Grimsby Town boss Michael Jolley spoke to the media after his side fell to defeat at Crewe Alexandra this afternoon.

Here is what the manager had to say as goals from Corey Whelan and Shaun Miller ultimately proved the difference in Cheshire.

ON THE DEFEAT

It was really frustrating because, for most of the game, I thought we were in the ascendancy.

We created a number of chances and their goalkeeper won man-of-the-match. Our centre forward went through in the first half and was tugged back, so the chance was of a lower quality than if he hadn’t have been tugged back.

We are frustrated because we didn’t take the chances that we created, and then we conceded two goals in the last part of the game.

These lads have done really well in the last month and we have got to remember that. Equally, today we are really frustrated.

ON THE GOALS

You can pick the bones out of every goal that you concede, and say ‘he should have done this’ or ‘he should have done that’.

These lads have just kept four clean sheets on the spin. Our defending generally has been good.

In aspects of the game today it was good as well, but if you don’t take the chances that come your way, there is going to be pressure to keep clean sheets all the time, and no team can do it.

Action from the League Two clash at Gresty Road

GOOD FORWARD PLAY OR LOOSE DEFENDING?

I think probably a bit of both. I’m very reluctant to criticise my defenders, who have conceded two goals in five games now. So I think defensively we have done well.

What I think we have got to do is be more productive and score more goals.

If we get the first goal or take even a small percentage of the chances that we created today, then I think we get something out of the game.

ON THE DISPLAY

I thought we were good for long periods. We created chances, as I say.

I think Wes (Thomas) had at least one, JJ Hooper had a chance in front of the goal and we had other situations where we able to get in.

If you get the first goal, you can narrow things up and play more compact, then play more counter attacking football. If you don’t get the first goal, you have got to open up more, which is what happened when they got the first goal.

We had to go for it a bit more and they got the second. We are frustrated, but that’s the way it goes sometimes.

ON THE GAME-PLAN

Our game plan was to try and press Crewe, get turn-overs as best we could and counter attack effectively.

I think you can see that it had some success. We created chances throughout the game.

Action from the League Two clash at Gresty Road

ON THE RESPONSE

I think we have got a resilient group, because we went on that awful run and they bounced out of that with four unbeaten games.

Of course, today is a set-back but we were always going to have a set-back at some stage. What’s important is that we show the same character of coming back as quickly as we can next week.

ON HIS SUBSTITUTIONS

All the lads who came on, we thought they could affect the game. It was no particular slight on the lads that came off, it was just that we wanted to get those lads on to try and make the changes we wanted to make.

ON THE DRESSING ROOM MOOD

They are disappointed, because we know that it’s a game we should have taken at last a draw from.

I think they know that, if we take more of the chances that we create, then we will take more points.